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PATCH 1/1 warn about http server document being too old

- describe when it is still applicable
- tell people where to go for most normal cases

Signed-off-by Sitaram Chamarty <[email protected]>

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ref: http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.version-control.git/159633. Yes it's very old but better late than never.

 Documentation/howto/setup-git-server-over-http.txt | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
Documentation/howto/setup-git-server-over-http.txt +5 -0
index 7f4943e..90b19a0 100644
@@ -3,6 +3,11 @@ Subject: Setting up a Git repository which can be pushed into and pulled from ov
 Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2006 22:00:26 +0200
 Content-type: text/asciidoc
 
+NOTE: This document is from 2006.  A lot has happened since then, and this
+document is now relevant mainly if your web host is not CGI capable.
+
+Almost everyone else should instead look at linkgit:git-http-backend[1].
+
 How to setup Git server over http
 =================================
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Quoted 17 lines · Sitaram Chamarty

- describe when it is still applicable
- tell people where to go for most normal cases

Signed-off-by Sitaram Chamarty <[email protected]>

---

ref: http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.version-control.git/159633. Yes it's very old but better late than never.

 Documentation/howto/setup-git-server-over-http.txt | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
Documentation/howto/setup-git-server-over-http.txt +0 -0
index 7f4943e..90b19a0 100644

Documentation/howto/setup-git-server-over-http.txt Subject: Setting up a Git repository which can be pushed into and pulled from ov · line 12

Quoted 10 lines
Documentation/howto/setup-git-server-over-http.txt +5 -0
@@ -3,6 +3,11 @@ Subject: Setting up a Git repository which can be pushed into and pulled from ov
 Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2006 22:00:26 +0200
 Content-type: text/asciidoc
 
+NOTE: This document is from 2006.  A lot has happened since then, and this
+document is now relevant mainly if your web host is not CGI capable.
+
+Almost everyone else should instead look at linkgit:git-http-backend[1].
+
 How to setup Git server over http
 =================================

I tend to agree that it is a good idea to have this kind of phrase somewhere in the document, but you cannot place the material above the top-level title. AsciiDoc does not seem to like it.

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Quoted 22 lines · Junio C Hamano
Quoted 20 lines · Sitaram Chamarty

- describe when it is still applicable
- tell people where to go for most normal cases

Signed-off-by Sitaram Chamarty <[email protected]>

---

ref: http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.version-control.git/159633. Yes it's very old but better late than never.

 Documentation/howto/setup-git-server-over-http.txt | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
Documentation/howto/setup-git-server-over-http.txt +0 -0
index 7f4943e..90b19a0 100644
@@ -3,6 +3,11 @@ Subject: Setting up a Git repository which can be pushed into and pulled from ov
 Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2006 22:00:26 +0200
 Content-type: text/asciidoc
Quoted 11 lines

Documentation/howto/setup-git-server-over-http.txt Subject: Setting up a Git repository which can be pushed into and pulled from ov · line 12

Quoted 7 lines
Documentation/howto/setup-git-server-over-http.txt +5 -0
+NOTE: This document is from 2006.  A lot has happened since then, and this
+document is now relevant mainly if your web host is not CGI capable.
+
+Almost everyone else should instead look at linkgit:git-http-backend[1].
+
 How to setup Git server over http
 =================================

I tend to agree that it is a good idea to have this kind of phrase somewhere in the document, but you cannot place the material above the top-level title. AsciiDoc does not seem to like it.

I've amended this trivially, as follows. Will advance it to 'next'.

Thanks.

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From: Sitaram Chamarty <[email protected]>
Date: Sat, 21 Sep 2013 07:53:06 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] doc/howto: warn about (dumb)http server document being too old

Describe when it is still applicable, and tell people where to go for most normal cases.

Signed-off-by Sitaram Chamarty <[email protected]>
Signed-off-by Junio C Hamano <[email protected]>
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 Documentation/howto/setup-git-server-over-http.txt | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
Documentation/howto/setup-git-server-over-http.txt +4 -0
index 7f4943e..c803649 100644
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ Content-type: text/asciidoc
 How to setup Git server over http
 =================================
 
+NOTE: This document is from 2006.  A lot has happened since then, and this
+document is now relevant mainly if your web host is not CGI capable.
+Almost everyone else should instead look at linkgit:git-http-backend[1].
+
 Since Apache is one of those packages people like to compile
 themselves while others prefer the bureaucrat's dream Debian, it is
 impossible to give guidelines which will work for everyone. Just send
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